42316 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 138 / Wednesday, July 18, 2012 / Notices 

Kimberly S. Lane, 

Deputy Director, Office of Science Integrity, 

Office of the Associate Director for Science, 

Office of the Director, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–643 and CMS– 

10185] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, HHS. 

In compliance with the requirement 

of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services (CMS), Department of Health 

and Human Services, is publishing the 

following summary of proposed 

collections for public comment. 

Interested persons are invited to send 

comments regarding this burden 

estimate or any other aspect of this 

collection of information, including any 

of the following subjects: (1) The 

necessity and utility of the proposed 

information collection for the proper 

performance of the Agency’s function; 

(2) the accuracy of the estimated 

burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (4) the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology to 

minimize the information collection 

burden. 

1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Extension without change of a 

currently approved collection. Title of 

Information Collection: Hospice Survey 

and Deficiencies Report Form and 

Supporting Regulations. Use: CMS uses 

the information collected as the basis for 

certification decisions for hospices that 

wish to obtain or retain participation in 

the Medicare and Medicaid programs. 

The information is used by CMS 

regional offices, which have the 

delegated authority to certify Medicare 

facilities for participation, and by State 

Medicaid agencies, which have 

comparable authority under Medicaid. 

The information on the Hospice Survey 

and Deficiencies Report Form is coded 

for entry into the OSCAR system. The 

data is analyzed by the CMS regional 

offices and by the CMS central office 

components for program evaluation and 

monitoring purposes. The information is 

also available to the public upon 

request. Form Number: CMS–643 (OCN 

0938–0379). Frequency: Yearly. Affected 

Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Governments. Number of Respondents: 

3,644. Total Annual Responses: 1,217. 

Total Annual Hours: 1,217. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection 

contact Kim Roche at 410–786–3524. 

For all other issues call 410–786–1326.) 

2. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; 

Title of Information Collection: 

Medicare Part D Reporting 

Requirements and Supporting 

Regulations; Use: Title I of 42 CFR, Part 

423, § 423.514, requires each Part D 

Sponsor to have an effective procedure 

to provide statistics indicating: the cost 

of its operations, the patterns of 

utilization of its services, the 

availability, accessibility, and 

acceptability of its services, information 

demonstrating it has a fiscally sound 

operation and other matters as required 

by CMS. In addition, § 423.505 of the 

Medicare Prescription Drug, 

Improvement, and Modernization Act 

(MMA), establishes as a contract 

provision that Part D Sponsors must 

comply with the reporting requirements 

for submitting drug claims and related 

information to CMS. Data collected via 

Medicare Part D Reporting 

Requirements is an integral resource for 

oversight, monitoring, compliance and 

auditing activities necessary to ensure 

quality provision of the Medicare 

Prescription Drug Benefit to 

beneficiaries. The data collected will be 

validated, analyzed, and utilized for 

trend reporting. 

The revisions for the CY 2013 include 

the removal, addition or both of data 

elements for the Prompt Payment by 

Part D Sponsors, Grievances, Fraud, 

Waste, and Abuse Compliance 

Programs, and Plan Oversight of Agents 

reporting sections; however, these 

changes resulted in no changes to the 

burden for these sections. In addition, 

we added data elements and revised 

data elements for the Medication 

Therapy Management Programs and the 

Coverage Determinations and 

Exceptions reporting sections, which 

resulted in an increase in burden hours 

for both sections. Lastly, we removed 

the following reporting sections and 

decreased burden estimates associated 

with these sections because these data 

are no longer necessary for monitoring 

through these reporting requirements: 

Access to Extended Day Supplies at 

Retail Pharmacies; and Pharmacy 

Support of E-prescribing. Form Number: 

CMS–10185 (OMB#: 0938–0992); 

Frequency: Yearly, Quarterly, SemiAnnually; Affected Public: Private 

Sector, business or other for-profit; 

Number of Respondents: 3,180; Total 

Annual Responses: 48,152; Total 

Annual Hours: 76,240. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection 

contact LaToyia Grant at 410–786–5434. 

For all other issues call 410–786–1326.) 

To obtain copies of the supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

proposed paperwork collections 

referenced above, access CMS Web Site 

address at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ 

PaperworkReductionActof1995, or 

Email your request, including your 

address, phone number, OMB number, 

and CMS document identifier, to 

Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov, or call the 

Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786– 

1326. 

To be assured consideration, 

comments and recommendations for the 

proposed information collections must 

be received by the OMB desk officer at 

the address below, no later than 5 p.m. 

on August 17, 2012. 

OMB, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS 

Desk Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395– 

6974, Email: 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: July 12, 2012. 

Martique Jones, 

Director, Regulations Development Group, 

Division B, Office of Strategic Operations and 

Regulatory Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2012–17380 Filed 7–17–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier CMS–2567] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, HHS. 

In compliance with the requirement 

of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services (CMS) is publishing the 

following summary of proposed 

collections for public comment. 

Interested persons are invited to send 

comments regarding this burden 

estimate or any other aspect of this 

collection of information, including any 

of the following subjects: (1) The 

necessity and utility of the proposed 

information collection for the proper 


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